Zhou Tao Movies
- 2022
Umma
Umma5.42022HD
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted...
- 2024
The Periphery of the Base
The Periphery of the Base62024HD
In the scorching heat of the Gobi Desert, an infrastructure project unfolds in the unforgiving natural environment. An endeavor so immense in scale...
- 2019
Osmosis
Osmosis02019HD
Along the desert, through the Gobi, across the mountains, bypassing the valley, is a piece of green land. Scattered residents have settled down in...
- 2023
The Axis of Big Data
The Axis of Big Data102023HD
A data center in the mountainous southwestern province of Guizhou is at the heart of his newest work, presented through a panoramic sweep around the...
- 2007
1234
12345.62007HD
In a playful critique of the mechanisation of the body and the militarisation of the workplace, Zhou Tao collages choreographed chants that take...
- 2009
Time In New York
Time In New York02009HD
In a performance that renders time visible and tangible, Zhou Tao traces his own movements around his apartment with a ball of string hooked to his...
- 2012
Collector
Collector02012HD
An experimental short by Tao Zhou.
- 2017
The Worldly Cave
The Worldly Cave02017HD
Here in The Worldly Cave (Fán Dòng), the Hakka people have all moved away from the place where generations of their families lived....
- 2019
South of the Mountains
South of the Mountains02019HD
The sandstorm has covered the land and sky as far as the eye could see. As it wasn't viable to leave the task until the next day, the salt finder and...
- 2013
After Reality
After Reality02013HD
In-between zones are where Zhou Tao situates his subtly off-kilter work that unravels at a soothingly sedated pace. As we observe dragon-boat rowers...
- 2014
Blue and Red
Blue and Red02014HD
Blue and Red takes place in two different cities, weaving together sequences of night-time spectacles in the public spaces of Guangzhou (where Zhou...
- 2008
Tide
Tide02008HD
I spent a day inside a small abandoned military fort by the sea. With the tide went up and down, I appeared and disappeared into the water.
- 2011
South Stone
South Stone02011HD
Ju and I have resided for nearly a whole year in the area of South Stone, of which appeared to be a distant village completely abandoned by the city,...
- 2009
Mutual Exercise
Mutual Exercise02009HD
I and other person, we exercise the daily movements by moving each other's body.
- 2005
Chicken Speak to Duck, Pig Speak to Dog
Chicken Speak to Duck, Pig Speak to Dog02005HD
Taking its title from a Chinese proverb, the two-channel video observes three men up a tree imitating animal sounds. Absurdist in tone, an ancient...